Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager hits a solo home run as home plate umpire Adam Hamari watches during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, May 14, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Matched up against his former Texas A&M teammate, Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha, Stripling not only outpitched his friend to get his first major-league win but he also collected his first major-league hit off Wacha as the Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4, Friday night.
Louis avoided the three-game sweep.
Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (3-2, 2.58) opens a three-game home series against Colorado on Tuesday.
Oh took over from left-handed reliever Dean Kiekhefer with two outs and no one on base in the seventh.
Matt Carpenter was then intentionally walked, and Stephen Piscotty singled home Molina to make it 4-1. “I’ve been feeling pretty good my last few starts and eventually the wins will come”.
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Unlike Wacha, Stripling got the help he needed – from the Dodgers’ bullpen.
J.P. Howell (1-1) took the loss after allowing a one-out single to Jeremy Hazelbaker, who scored on Molina’s double. He struck out two and walked three.
In the seventh inning Sunday of a tie game – “locked horns”, as manager Mike Matheny called it – he had two pinch-hitters ready to face Dodgers reliever Joe Blanton, both with familiarity and success against the righthander. Kazmir then placed a sharp bunt into the luckiest of possible positions, getting past Martinez for a hit. “I’m sure he knows it but I haven’t spoken to him about it”, Roberts said.
“He’s faced numerous great right-handed hitters”, Roberts said. “Tonight he gave a couple hits to the right-handers”.
Yasiel Puig homered for the Dodgers, he was 3 for 5. The Cardinals again ran into trouble in the fourth inning with poor defense behind Wacha. The last 10 games have really brought the best out of the St. Louis pitchers.
This time, he allowed just three hits and an unearned run over the first eight innings, coming one out short of his first nine-inning complete game since May 2014 with the Oakland A’s.
“With a team like this, you have to be very precise with where you want it on the first pitch”, Leake said. “But you’ve got to move on”. “I don’t think me and Wacha will look back and think of this as the best game we’ve ever pitched”.
Trevor Rosenthal earned the save, his seventh, with one inning of scoreless relief.
The last two have fit that description with the latest being Monday’s 4-2 home loss to the New York Mets after the left-hander gave up four runs – three earned – and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. I don’t get it. “We’ve got to find ways to pitch him at home more”.
“Great play”, Matheny said. Everything is going better and better. The Dodgers left-hander and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt made an adjustment in Wood’s delivery three starts ago that has provided positive results. The career infielder has seen sporadic starts in the outfield in order to get at-bats…. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) will make his first rehab start Sunday at Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. His progression is ahead of schedule….
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When they outhit their opponents, the Cardinals are 16-3. He was 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA in April.
